INTERFERING WITH ILLICIT RECORDING ACTIVITY
First Claim
1. A method for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event with a recording device, comprising:
- receiving by the recording device a control command to interfere with the recording device'"'"'s ability to record;
wherein the control command is emitted according to a pattern.
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Abstract
Often, during an event, such as a movie, play, concert, opera, etc., viewers of the event attempt to illicitly record the event. Such illicit recording attempts may be interfered with by using emitters that emit radiation that interferes with recording and/or operation of the recording devices. For example, infrared emitters may be used to saturate an event viewing area. The infrared, while non-visible to human viewers, is received and recorded by recorders using charge-coupled devices (CCDs), such as conventional digital cameras, movie cameras, television cameras, telescopes, etc. Other radiation can be emitted based on the type of recorder with which one desires to interfere. Alternatively, or in addition thereto, emitters may also be used to send commands to recorders, such as stop, rewind, eject, etc., to interfere with operation of the recorders.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event with a recording device, comprising:
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receiving by the recording device a control command to interfere with the recording device'"'"'s ability to record;
wherein the control command is emitted according to a pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10)
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5. A method for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event with a recording device, comprising:
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receiving a radiation that is not human perceptible during the event that will interfere with a recording device used during the event;
wherein the radiation is emitted according to a time pattern. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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11. A system comprising:
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a recording medium capable of recording an event;
a receiver to receive a control command to interfere with the recording medium'"'"'s ability to record the event, wherein the control command is emitted as radiation that is not human perceptible. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article, comprising a machine-accessible media having associate data for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
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receiving a control command to interfere with a recording device'"'"'s ability to record;
wherein the control command is emitted according to a pattern. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An article, comprising a machine-accessible media having associate data for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
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receiving a radiation that is not human perceptible during the event that will interfere with a recording device used during the event;
wherein the radiation is emitted according to a time pattern. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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